Cybercrime on Facebook

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

carla — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:01:08 GMT

If they are sending spam directing to other websites, just don't use any links sent to you. Don't put any info into anything outside of the Facebook site. Some people are pretty loose with their online moves. Be smart don't fall for it.

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

liza — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:33:47 GMT

dee spoken like a true retard--just because you like being a follower---some of us aren't. Grow up!

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

amm — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:11:36 GMT

...and posting comments on various articles and/or blogs is a wise use of time.....

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

SZ — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:44:02 GMT

Thank you, writer woman! I have been inspired by your posts on more than one occasion! Likewise, I have dozens (no kiding) of nieces and nephews, mostly young adults, all over the country; I could never keep up with what they are up to w/o FB. Just trying to reach them by phone, with their busy lives could be a full time job! As for the risk, you just have to be careful what and where you post. As for all the rancor and anger on this blog, I am very sorry for you! Hope your lives get better!

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

WriterWoman — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:35:07 GMT

I like FB but I also try to be careful on it. I don't give out a complete birthday, never a cell phone number, don't join "Relatives' Network" and am as careful as possible about other personal info (even if I take one of those silly quizzes). I have found old friends on FB & I connect with other writers this way. I'm not looking to find new friends this way. I enjoy reading and writing my own short lines about what I'm reading, what I might've done that day, how crappy or great the weather has been in my area, etc. Just tidbits that let my friends know I'm alive & active. I am also aware that what you put onto the internet can live on it forever, which should give anyone pause as they type their words into the cyber abyss. The bottom line, however, is that you can't live in today's world without some risks-- just having a checking account or a charge card or a social security number means you're at risk for identity theft.We are all exposed. Your only protection is informed caution and monitoring the pertinent matters in your life to be sure they're not being tampered with.

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

J. Ritchie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:29:31 GMT

I happen to like facebook. It has gotten me in touch with people I have not seen or talked to in years. I've just recently started using facebook. I always heard about MySpace but I thought it was like a bar. You know some sort of meat market. Well I'm enjoying myself. Talking to relatives and friends everyday. Very AWESOME!

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

Just_Say_No_To_Facebook&MySpace&Twitter — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:05:57 GMT

I just want to set the record straight....

First, I do have friends...lots of them. I talk to them in person, call them, e-mail them and even 'chat' with them in person. I think that putting you personal information out there for everyone to see is stupid. Also as I said, I am sick of having Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace 'shoved down my throat' by the media.

As I also mentioned, my job will not allow me to join social networking sites, and honestly I am sick and tired of my friends pestering me about joing Facebook, or the other social networking sites and having to tell them over and over again that I can't

Lastly, if people want to use social networking sites, that is their bussiness, just stop shoving it down the throats of those that do or can't use them.

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

jessica — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:18:02 GMT

I had it happen to me....Got a email out of facebook from a girl at work. I opened it and next thing I knew my system was being taken over from Trojan's. Lost my computer for about a week for repairs and costed me $100-

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

dave — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:55:54 GMT

There's a lot of stuff about facebook, myspace (even moreso) and twitter that bother me, but for those of you who seem to think that there's nothing good in them at all, they're a lot more convenient for planning a hike or a camping trip with a few buddies than it is to call one dude who isn't answering his phone, one dude whose phone is dead, one dude on vacation that has no idea what plans you have so far... facebook may have negative aspects (many of which bother me as well, I assure you) but it's also an extremely handy tool. Facebook, Myspace... get rid of them and go back to phones. But phones are only so personal, why not get rid of them as well, and go back to writing letters and sending them via mail. But letters take time and money as well, so why not just talk to the person? Let's go back a few hundred years... or not.

re: Cybercrime on Facebook

dave — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:55:28 GMT